The Stink of a Loser (The Talk Show 76)

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The Stink of a Loser is episode 76 of The Talk Show, a show about technology, Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, movies, directors, and the Web.

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Episode Description

John and Dan discuss Thorsten Heins and the future of RIM, Verizon’s new numbers, the camera-less Singaporean iPhone, Zeldman’s accident, and the iPad 3 rumors.

Episode Information

Initially Released January 24, 2012

Runtime 1 hour 32 minutes

Episode Page The Stink of a Loser

Recurring Topics and Characters

Discussion

Follow Up and Intro Follow up, cell phone company nationalities, iPhone plastic/glass screen, MacWorld, and the Das Keyboard.

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11 minutes

[start - 11:00]

Macbook Air On which Macbook Air size is best.
about 5 minutes

[11:01 - 16:39]

Reflowable More on implications of iBooks Author and the design choices in text sizing and page layout.

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about 9 minutes

[16:40 - 26:02]

Sponsor MindNode [26:02 - 28:30]
RIM RIM's new CEO, their position in the market, denial, and 'being the best at X'.

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about 21 minutes

[31:12 - 52:22]

Verizon iPhone Figures Verizon's big numbers, who buys Android, and Zeldman's accident.

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about 11 minutes

[52:22 - 1:04:38]

Sponsor Sourcebits [54:15 - 55:35]
Components and the iPad 3 Follow up on camera placement, questions about components, and possibilities for the iPad 3.
about 18 minutes

[1:04:39 - 1:22:46]

Modern Day HyperCard Is iBooks Author the modern day equivalent to HyperCard?
3 minutes

[1:22:47 - 1:25:55]

MacWorld and Outro What to expect at MacWorld and stinky clothes techniques.
about 7 minutes

[1:25:56 - end]

Quotes

It was the most disappointing Mac I've ever bought in my life.
Gruber, on the 2005 G4 Mac Mini. [15:22]
It's too late, the opportunity was a year or two ago, because at this point they've sort of got the stink of a loser.
Gruber, on RIM. [45:31]

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